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--Disaster

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Work papers were piled onto the fifth years as the school year progressed slowly. Lily found her time being taken away from her as she spent night after night pouring over her course work with the four Marauders in the Common Room. Severus was becoming steadily more gloomy as he imagined Lily on the late school nights snuggled up with James Potter in some far off corner in the Common Room working on Transfiguration homework or a Potion's work sheet. This wasn't the case, not really, but seeing as Lily didn't have time to talk to him much anymore she couldn't push away his fears. She knew he was having them but there wasn't anyway she could fix them. Months passed and the seasons changed but Lily barley noticed the difference.

It was a Thursday in the beginning of December and Lily was sitting in the corner of the Common Room with James, Peter, Sirius, Remus, and Pat working on the Transfiguration essay. The only sound was the crackling of the fire and the scratching of their quills as they moved across the parchment.

"We have a Quidditch game tomorrow," James yawned, throwing his quill down and stretching.

"What time is it?" Lily asked, not looking up from her paper.

"One thirty," Sirius replied groggily.

"Damn," Remus groaned, rubbing his eyes with his fists.

Peter snorted in his sleep. James looked over at him and snorted. Peter's face was pressed against the parchment that he had just written a fresh sentence on. Sirius seemed to read his mind as he grinned over at the fat little boy too.

"Anybody else finished the Charms questions?" Lily asked with a yawn.

"I haven't," Pat yawned, "And they're due tomorrow along with this stupid essay."

"I finished," Lily said.

"So have I," Remus replied.

Both of them pushed their answers to the middle of the circle and Sirius snatched Remus's before anybody could reach it. Pat rolled her eyes and sat Lily's page between herself and James. Everyone returned their attention to the essay or Charms questions as the clock ticked on deeper into the night. Around two fifteen Sirius threw his quill down and buried his face in his arms.

"I can't take anymore," he groaned, "I swear I think my head is going to explode."

"You're head can't really explode," Lily and Remus replied at once.

"Oh shut up," he yawned.

Lily leaned sleepily against James's arm as she yawned and read over her newly finished Transfiguration essay.

"I'll be lucky to get an A for this one," Lily yawned.

James put his arm around Lily's shoulders. Not really aware of what she was doing, Lily leaned into his side. James pulled her closer to him and Lily rested her head on his shoulder. Sirius raised his eyebrows at his friend but James shook his head slightly in response. Pat didn't even look over at them as Lily yawned again. James rested his cheek happily on top of her head. Pat put her quill down and rolled her parchment up.

"I'm done," she yawned, stretching out on the floor.

Sirius was on her other side. He put his arm across her back and winked at James.

"Not even when I'm tired, Black." Pat snapped.

Shrugging, Sirius laid down next to her with a yawn. Pat didn't object as she snuggled into his side. She seemed to forget her reluctance with him as he put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. Peter let out a snore from across the circle next to Remus.

"Shut up, you big fat log," Remus snapped, shoving into the boy.

Peter fell over and awoke with a loud snort. Ink coated the side of his face. James and Sirius let out small chuckles as the girls grinned sleepily at him. Peter yawned and slumped back over his parchment with a snore. Remus shot him a nasty look before stretching out on the floor as well, curling up like a dog. Nobody commented on the odd pose. It was normal for him.

"Acting a little doggy tonight, Mooney?" Sirius asked.

"Shut up Padfoot," Remus muttered.

Lily closed her eyes in content as James warm, strong arms wound around her, pulling her closer. She curled her fingers around his shirt and pulled herself even closer so there wasn't any space between the two of them. Remus and Sirius both sighed softly in their sleep. Pat rolled over and buried her face in Sirius's shirt as she sighed too. Peter snorted and James's hand rubbed Lily's arm gently.

"You're beautiful," he whispered softly in her ear.

"Don't flatter me," she sighed.

James reached up and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"It's not flattery if it's true," he breathed.

Lily shivered as his breath tickled her skin. James pulled her a little closer thinking she was cold and rubbed her arm to keep her warm with friction.

"Are you coming to the match Saturday?" he asked softly.

"Probably. It's a big match isn't it?" Lily yawned.

"Yeah…against Hufflepuff. We'll smoke them." James chuckled softly.

"Well that's good," Lily murmured groggily.

They were quite for a moment as they both dozed off for a moment.

"Lily?"

"Hmmm?"

"I mean it when I told you I like you. I'm not going to keep on pretending that its not bugging me to have you not mine. Come on. Date me."

"Not yet."

"Why?"

"I'm just not ready."

"I can't wait much longer…"

"Just a little while longer, I promise."

"Fine…"

Lily pressed her lips to his cheek and smiled sleepily up at him before curling back up into his side.

"Thanks James,"

James stared down at her, all intentions of sleeping gone. Lily dozed off a few seconds later and he wondered what she was dreaming. He put his cheek on top of her head again, totally shocked. Lily Evans had just kissed his cheek. He couldn't help but grin and think,

I actually have a chance. I can't screw this up again.